boy's name
Clete
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Births on record 281
Clete is a boy's name. In 2017 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1965, when 18 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1948.
Clete over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 44 |
| 1960s | 96 |
| 1970s | 67 |
| 1980s | 27 |
| 2000s | 21 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 20 |
How popular is Clete?
In 2017, Clete was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Clete
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Clete also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Clete over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Clete
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Clete — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Clete
How popular is the name Clete?
In 2017, Clete was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Clete a girl's or a boy's name?
Clete is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Clete most popular?
Clete peaked in 1965, when 18 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.